Cost

UCEAP is operated by international education professionals who are dedicated to inspiring students to explore and transform their lives, UC, and the world. Below you will find a listing of contacts who support your entire program experience—before you depart, while you’re abroad, and your return.

Helpful terms:

UCEAP Study Abroad Advisors provide guidance and support for your predeparture requirements and academic questions. Your first point of contact at UCEAP. In addition to phone and email, regularly scheduled advising opportunities are available.

Academic Specialists advise academic policies, review courses taken abroad for UC credit, and document your registration, grades, petitions, and academic records.

Program Specialists manage the logistics of the program. They coordinate document requirements, visa application instructions, health and safety precautions, acceptance and placement by host institutions, arrival and onsite orientation, and housing arrangements.

Finance Accountants assist primarily with UCEAP statements, program fee collection, and financial aid disbursements (in conjunction with your campus financial aid office).

What's Included

UCEAP estimates include UC tuition, round-trip airfare, housing, meals, program excursions and activities, passport and visa fees, books, supplies, and other living expenses like laundry or metro tickets.

Use the cost calculator below to get an accurate estimate customized for you.

Customize Your Estimate

Select each status in the cost calculator to get your customized estimate. You can use this estimate for financial aid advising and to plan a budget for study abroad programs.

Tip: If there are no terms listed under Choose Your Package—for instance spring or winter—it means current estimates are unavailable. See the information tip for details.

Where’s my Campus?

UCEAP is available only to registered, University of California students. If your UC campus isn’t listed, it may be ineligible for this program. Check UCEAP’s Program Builder to find programs for your campus (select UC Campus from the filter options).

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  • UC Berkeley
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Cohort

Beginning in fall 2022, the University of California Board of Regents implemented the Tuition Stability Plan. The plan helps students and families budget for a UC education by keeping UC tuition stable and predictable and providing new financial aid resources. To get the most accurate UCEAP program estimate, please select your cohort for UC Tuition.

Determining Residency

There are four requirements you must fulfill to be considered a California resident by UC. If you lived in California more than a year before enrolling at UC, you’re most likely a resident. If you’re unsure, see UC’s residency requirements.

How Residency Affects Tuition

Your residency status with UC affects your tuition, whether you are on campus in California or abroad with UCEAP. If you are currently paying out-of-state tuition, those fees will still apply while abroad. Why? Because UCEAP retains your UC enrollment—there is no break in attendance. As a result, your UC tuition stays the same, too. Learn more about residency at UC.

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Graduate Students

UCEAP collects graduate and professional fees on behalf of your UC campus while you’re abroad. This affects the overall cost of the program. Contact your graduate advisor and UCEAP finance for more information.

Tip: Before calculating the cost, check the eligibility for this program to make sure it’s open to graduate students. You can find programs for graduate students using UCEAP’s Program Builder (select Class Level > Graduate from the filter options).

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Your Estimate

For example, we assess all items listed here as fees to your UCEAP Portal account. Financial aid students can estimate excess aid by subtracting total estimated program costs paid to UCEAP from their financial aid award for study abroad.

For example, we assess all items listed here as fees to your UCEAP Portal account. Financial aid students can estimate excess aid by subtracting total estimated program costs paid to UCEAP from their financial aid award for study abroad.

Actual costs vary and can change depending on UC enrollment date (according to University of California Office of the President cohort-based tuition rules), spending habits, housing, and other factors. After application, participants receive a comprehensive budget listing all fees associated with their study abroad experience.

UH-OH!

Unfortunately this program is not open to graduate students. But many programs are available, and some are custom-made for graduate students. To find programs available to you, use UCEAP’s Program Builder (select Class Level > Graduate from the filter options).